Sponsor: National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

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It
is almost 70 years since the publication of Frank Mitchell’s seminal paper
“Evidence of early agriculture” in the Journal
of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. In this paper, Mitchell
outlined exciting new scientific approaches for investigating agriculture and
environments in ancient Ireland. Since the publication of this paper,
environmental archaeology in Ireland has grown and flourished. Environmental
archaeologists now explore human-environment interactions through the
scientific investigation of many different types of remains, including
preserved plants, wood, animal bones, insects and other materials. These
analyses can reveal what people ate in the past, how they organised their
economies, and how people interacted with their local environments and wider
landscapes.

This
conference will seek to explore how environmental archaeology developed in
Ireland, where we are now, and how we can move forward. What are the strengths
and expertise in Irish environmental archaeology? Where are the gaps in
knowledge and skills? What are the challenges in practice? Through a day of
lectures and interactive discussion, this conference will seek to set out a
vision for environmental archaeology in 21st century Ireland.

Attendance will be free, but registration will be required. We will open registration in November 2015. Watch this space for further information!

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This blog was established by environmental archaeologists working in Ireland (there are many of us, working in third level institutions, in companies and operating as sole traders). We set up the blog because we think what we do is fascinating, and we want to share it with a wider audience!

Environmental archaeology is the study of human-environment interactions through the scientific investigation of ancient remains. The remains often derive from archaeological excavations. Environmental archaeologists analyse a broad variety of material, including remains of plants, wood, animals, insects and many other types of material. These analyses reveal what people ate in the past, how they organised their economies, and how people interacted with their local environments and wider landscapes.

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